Frigate
Monitor your security cameras with locally processed AI.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 85% of tracked projects; popularity more than 93%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 36k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.18.0 · 12 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Docker, Python, Nodejs |
Is Frigate actively maintained?
Frigate is under active development: 1343 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 84 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
The most recent tagged release, v0.18.0, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Among the 8 video surveillance projects we track, Frigate currently has the highest health score.
What Frigate actually does
Frigate is an open-source video surveillance application that processes camera feeds using local artificial intelligence. It handles object detection directly on your hardware, allowing you to monitor video streams without relying on external cloud processing services.
Best fit: Self-hosters who want to run a private video monitoring system with local machine learning capabilities and integration into existing smart home setups.
Worth knowing: Local AI processing requires significant computational resources, meaning you will likely need dedicated hardware accelerators like a TPU or a compatible GPU to maintain performance across multiple feeds.
Deployment notes
As a containerised application, deployment typically requires mounting persistent storage volumes for recorded video footage and configuring a reverse proxy to handle secure web access.
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